Vankleek Hillin Champlain, Ontario
It lies in Prescott and Russell. 9,321 people live in this town in Ontario.
Is Vankleek Hill a good place to live?
Police record less crime here than in most towns (A−). The catch is walkability (C+). Owners valued their homes at a median $348,000 in 2021, which is 4.2 years of the typical household’s pay. Hazard risk is weaker too (C+). Overall, that makes a B, good for #375 of 858 in Ontario. It comes out better than 60% of Canadian towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B for schools, C+ for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
What makes Vankleek Hill stand out
The 3 things Vankleek Hill does most differently from other towns.
How Vankleek Hill grades
Each subject compares Vankleek Hill with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vankleek Hill.
For safety, Vankleek Hill gets an A−
Its violent severity index came to 57, below both Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 17.2 per 1,000 residents a year. Per 1,000 residents, 9 violent crimes are recorded each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Vankleek Hill | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 17.2 | 30.5 | 31.2 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 57 | 76 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 9 | 10.5 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Wet weather: 1,178 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Vankleek Hill, more than on 88% of Canadian towns
Midwinter nights in Vankleek Hill bottom out at −14.7°C on average. Snow totals 218 cm over the year, above both Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). The most precipitation falls in October: 120 mm in a normal year. Most of the snow comes in January, about 56 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Vankleek Hill | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 218 cm | 146 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,178 mm | 902 mm | 883 mm |
| January night low | −14.7°C | −9.1°C | −13.5°C |
| July afternoon high | 26.5°C | 26.7°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Lachute)
Flood mapping exists for Vankleek Hill: 1 on record, latest by South Nation Conservation
Radon is about average around Vankleek Hill: 6.1% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.16 for each $1,000 of buildings, higher than both Ontario’s towns ($0.043) and Canadian towns ($0.030).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Vankleek Hill | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.16 | $0.043 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 6.1% | 4% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
11 of the 15 schools around Vankleek Hill teach in French
The schools around it answer to 6 boards, above both Ontario’s towns (4) and Canadian towns (3). Results are mixed: 4 of 9 schools above the middle in Ontario, 4 below it. In or within 3 km of Vankleek Hill: 11 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools, with 3,055 students.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Corners Public School Second fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 520 | English public |
| École secondaire catholique régionale de Hawkesbury FrenchLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 380 | French Catholic |
| École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6 | Elementary · Grades JK–6 | 215 | French Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Vankleek Hill | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 6 | 4 | 3 |
| Nearest secondary school | 5 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 3.5 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Around Vankleek Hill, 49% of adults call their health very good or excellent
The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 19% of adults, above both Ontario’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (17%). Smoking is commoner than in the province: 14% of adults, against 11% for Ontario. Life expectancy in the region is 81.0 years (83.0 for women, 78.9 for men, 2022/2024). Measured from where Vankleek Hill’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 7.0 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Vankleek Hill | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 14% | 10% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 19% | 17% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.0 | 82.8 | 81.5 |
| Very good or excellent health | 49% | 51% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the The Eastern Ontario Health Unit
Fewer of Vankleek Hill’s people belong to a visible minority than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 2.8%
6% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, below both Ontario’s towns (7.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 2.9% of residents, higher than Ontario’s towns (1.6%) and near Canadian towns (2.8%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 49.7% of Vankleek Hill
4,365 men and 4,305 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Vankleek Hill | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 60% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 27% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 17% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 52% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Alfred Bog Provincial Park is 1.7 km from Vankleek Hill
Within 10 km are 19 protected areas. National parks are all over 100 km off. 5.2% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). Also worth knowing: for a swim, Le Déboulis is the nearest of 4 beaches within 5 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Vankleek Hill | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 5.2% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 13 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Household incomes in Vankleek Hill are higher than in 62% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work takes 24 min.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Vankleek Hill | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 24 min | 29 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
What November brings in Vankleek Hill: −2°C at night, 5°C by day
For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Hawkesbury forecast. By December, a normal day reaches −2°C and a night falls to −10°C. A typical November adds 17 cm of snow. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 93 mm.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −13°C | 262 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 0°C | 262 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 327 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 4°C | 327 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Lachute); the forecast is on the Weather page
Vankleek Hill’s MP is Giovanna Mingarelli (Liberal Party of Canada), for Prescott—Russell—Cumberland
Vankleek Hill is in Glengarry—Prescott—Russell for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, whose current MPP (Member of Provincial Parliament, at Queen’s Park in Toronto) no open source we can use records yet.
| Turnout | Vankleek Hill | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 28% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Champlain Township Public Library lends 2.6 items per person served, fewer than four in five Ontario’s town libraries
Champlain Township Public Library has one location for the 8,665 people it serves.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Only 13% of households in Vankleek Hill spend 30% or more of their income on shelter, against 18% in the typical Canadian town
Rent took 16% of household income, lower than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%). Households that own their home make up 79%.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Vankleek Hill | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 13% | 22% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 22% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $348,000 | $695,000 | $406,000 |
| Households owning their home | 79% | 76% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
1 historic place on the heritage registers in Vankleek Hill
28% of its homes were built before 1961, above Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
- L'Orignal Jail 1825
| Heritage | Vankleek Hill | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 28% | 22% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Carillon Barracks and 6 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Vankleek Hill; these are the best known within 40 km.
Museum · Parks CanadaCarillon Barracks23 km east
ZooParc Omega27 km west
ZooPapanack Park Zoo36 km west
National historic site · Parks CanadaGranary24 km west
National historic siteCarillon Canal23 km east
Historic houseManoir Papineau24 km westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Carillon Barracks: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc Omega: Guerinf, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Papanack Park Zoo: Ber'Zophus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Granary: Rodjameswilliam, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carillon Canal: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manoir Papineau: Fralambert, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Vankleek Hill
Famous people from Vankleek Hill
16 notable people were born in Vankleek Hill.
Photo credits
James B. Harkin: Unknown author, Public domain · Lorne Proudfoot: United Farmers Historical Society, CC BY 2.0
Vankleek Hill’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vankleek Hill | 9,321 | — | B | B− | A− | C+ |
| Hawkesbury | 11,451 | 5.9 | C− | D | C | B− |
| Grenville Quebec | 1,889 | 8.3 | — | C− | C+ | A+ |
| Grenville-sur-la-Rouge Quebec | 3,040 | 9 | C− | C+ | C+ | A |
| East Hawkesbury | 3,787 | 16 | B− | B | C+ | C+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Vankleek Hill
Do people in Vankleek Hill speak French?
Many do: 69% are bilingual in English and French (Canadian towns’ median: 8%), and 10.9% speak French only.
Who are the people of Vankleek Hill?
3% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 3% have an Indigenous identity and 6% are immigrants.
How old are the people of Vankleek Hill?
The typical resident is 52.4 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 27% of the population and under-15s at 13%.
What kind of homes are in Vankleek Hill?
Single-detached houses make up 82% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 25% of households are one person, and the average is 2.3.
About Vankleek Hill
Town in Ontario
TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Vankleek Hill is one municipality in Ontario, figures and all.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 9,321 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- Census division
- Prescott and Russell
- Census subdivision
- 3502010
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).